... starr,
I too take Xanax. I have been on the same dose for over 6 years now. I take .50 in the morning, .25 in the afternoon if I need it, and .50 at bedtime. I have never needed to adjust my dose and have never felt the need to. The key is sticking with the dose and not playing around with how much you take. It works so well, I think sometimes people are proned to take... (7 replies)

... xanax as needed is safe and wont make you feel bad, try to find a doc who will prescribe it, its a valium type med and the others work as well.see a psych if you want to but its doubtful they help much, IMO. ... (7 replies)

... feel even worse. So i ended up going to the er feeling like i was going to have a nervous breakdown. They gave me enough xanax for 5 days. I now need to go to a psychiatrist for treatment. The only thing i'm worried about is i was told that a psychiatrist can't prescribe me any meds. Is this true? ... (7 replies)

... They are less likely to listen to theory or opinion because their main source of treatment is meds. And the only way they can prescribe meds is to know the symptoms and functionality. ... (8 replies)

... You should be able to get all the meds needed for panic attacks from an ordinary GP doc
IMO its of doubtful benefit seeing a psychiatrist, if the GP wont prescribe what you want, go elsewhere to another GP
all GP docs should now have a good knowledge of panic attacks (3 replies)

... I don't know what i will do if i don't get the xanax. It is very comforting to me since it's the only thing that has worked. I don't want to go back to experimenting with the other meds. I'm not addicted it's only been 2 days on it. (7 replies)

... they aren't helping, then you need to see another therapist. My therapist ONLY specializes in OCD and anxiety issues and that's all he does. Psychatrists will prescribe medications, but an actual Psychologist will talk to you and work with you on CBT. ... (6 replies)

... k on life, destroyed my health and I'm left with the dilemma of having nowhere to turn. In the city I live, there is not one psychologist I can afford, and not 1 psychiatrist who has the space in the overrun public health care system to see me. ... (2 replies)

... I know exactly how you feel and it's not a pretty place to be. I once was exactly where you are for a long time until I found the right psychiatrist to help me. That was 12 years ago and I've been "normal" ever since. He did what none of the others did and it worked for me all these years. I put me on . ... (22 replies)

... In Australia, most doctors prescribe diazepam/Valium for anxiety, and use Xanax for panic disorder that hasnt responded to antidepressants, as a last resort. My GP is very much against using Xanax, but my psychiatrist said that if thats what it takes to keep me as a normal, functioning member of society, rather than a recluse with long hair and an overgrown lawn who never... (8 replies)

... ow countries with similar cultures can view the same drugs so differently. Klonopin is very widely used for anxiety in the US, whereas many US doctors won't even prescribe the "evil" xanax. ... (8 replies)